Finger-ring.



PATENTED DEC. 15, 1903.

W. N RUMELY. FINGER RING.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 4, 1903.

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SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 747,232, dated December 15, 1903- Application filed March 4, 1903. Serial No. 146,215. (No model.)

T0 at whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM N. RUMELY, a citizen of the United States, residing in Laporte, in the county of Laporte and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Finger-Rings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to gem-carrying finger-rings. In this class of finger-rings a difficulty is sometimes experienced because of the tendency of the ring to turn on the finger so as to present the jewel at the side of the finger instead of at the top. This tendency not only operates to obscure the gem, but when the ring is Worn on the little finger, more especially, it brings the gem to the outside of the finger, where it is liable to be injured, or if the gem turns toward the inside of the finger it creates an uncomfortable feeling to the wearer. Sometimes the ring will turn entirely around and so that the gem is presented to the inside of the hand, and in that position it is extremely liable to injury when anything is grasped by the hand. This tendency to turn is generally due to the greater projection and weight of that part of the ring which carries the gem. I overcome this tendency in my invention by making the lower part of the ring opposite the gem of equal or greater body and weight, so that the tendency to turn by gravity is entirely overcome and is, moreover, resisted by the increased thickness of this portion of the ring.

In the accompanying drawings, which consist of one sheet and four figures and which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a front elevation, Fig. 2 a side elevation, and Fig. 3 a section, of my improved gem-bearing ring. Fig. 4 is a section of a modification.

In said drawings, A is the aperture through the ring for fitting upon the finger, which is or may be made in the form of a true circle.

Bis the gem.

O is the lower section of the ring, and D D are the side sections of the ring. It will be noticed that the side sections D D are made relatively thin and light and the lower section Orelatively thick and heavy. The greater weight of the section 0 serves to keep the gem uppermost when the ring is Worn, and as in the examples illustrated this greater weight is accompanied by a greater projection of the ring at the bottom than at the sides this greater projection also operates by coming in contact with the adjacent finger to prevent the ring from turning over.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 4 the part 0 C is filled interiorly with a heavier metal 0 than the filling of the remainder of the ring, said ring in that figure being supposed to represent a hollow ring or shell of gold filled with inferior metal. In such case the filling C may, for example, be of lead.

This invention may of course be applied to other than gem-bearing rings-such, for example, as those which have an ornamental covering or other ornamentation on top of the ring and which it is desired to keep uppermost on the hand.

I claim- 1. The finger-ring, in which the lower part or palm side of the ring is made heavier than the lateral parts of the ring, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The finger-ring having the palm side made both thicker and heavier than the lateral sides of the ring, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The finger-ring having the palm side made both thicker and heavier than the lateral sides of the ring, said palm side being loaded with a filling of heavy metal, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM N. RUMELY.

Witnesses:

A. B. YENN, J os. M. EBERHARDT. 

